Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.8° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
65
69
45
43
42
41
26
22
20
23
57
67
102
114
98
84
95
109
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:40PM3.76m
4:09AM3.89m
4:45PM3.98m
5:03AM4.24m
5:34PM4.27m
Low Tide
9:56PM2.18m
10:39AM1.91m
11:02PM1.89m
11:32AM1.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
15
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